It’s genuinely impossible to do justice to how stupid a person Howard Lutnick is. That he made billions on Wall Street is the ultimate indictment of capitalist economic systems

Academic articles may pay nothing and take years to publish but at least they're read by virtually no one

These are not "pre-emptive" strikes by legal or strategic definition. They are preventive. Pre-emption is striking first when someone is on the verge of attacking you. Prevention is stopping an unfavorable shift in the balance of power that could someday hurt you. Big

Of course, the logical response to this kind of revealed weakness is a full-fledged nuclear program. There’s a reason South Korea doesn’t try to decapitate North Korean leadership.

The big question: Why would Iran abandon nuclear weapons if Israel can attack the country and its leaders for any reason Israel wants? Unless the US answers this question, any future negotiations with Iran are unlikely to produce meaningful results.

If Iran comes to the conclusion that a nuclear deterrent is now the only thing that can ensure its own security, can the Israeli strikes—no matter how many buildings are bombed, missiles taken out and Iranian officials killed—be described as a success? Something to think about.

nytimes.com/2025/06/14/opi… via New York Times Opinion

This is really funny.

A great read to remind ourselves of the limits of air power in achieving some of ambitiously stated objectives of the IDF's air strikes against Iranian targets by Robert A. Pape. foreignaffairs.com/iran/israels-f…

If Iran got the bomb, the United States, a nuclear-armed country, would remain fundamentally secure. Israel, a nuclear-armed country, would remain fundamentally secure. Iran would go nuclear to ensure the survival of its regime. Firing nuclear weapons at Israel would assure

“You are sheltering edits of JD Vance in that electric device?”

The last few days have truly been a low point for the American news media. And it’s all because journalists in this country—and their corporate masters—lack the courage to say what they all know and say endlessly in private: That Donald J. Trump is stupid, and nuts. This

The US’s most advanced stealth bombers dropping the US’s biggest, baddest bombs managed to set back Iran’s nuclear program about 3% as much as Obama’s nuclear agreement with Iran did. Once again: great job neocons.

Under the JCPOA, Iran shipped its nuclear fuel out of the country and there were inspectors at Fordow. When you bomb Iran, they move their HEU and hide it and there are no inspections. Diplomacy works better than war. This is not a hard message.

One of the great ironies of the situation is the prospect of attack was almost certainly a key factor deterring Iran from deciding to weaponize or enrich to 90%. Now, by attacking prematurely and abetting an Israeli attempt at regime change, we may encourage that outcome.

My good friend Joy Reid owns two ignorant Republican men on the issue of Iran and our history with Iran. Bravo Joy!